Harlequins v Gloucester: Teams
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea will welcome back Nick Easter and Danny Care for the clash with Gloucester.
By Tony Curtis - Twitter: @SkySportsTC
Last Updated: 25/03/11 4:27pm
Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea will welcome back Nick Easter and Danny Care for the clash with Gloucester.
Easter, who was England's interim captain against Ireland, and Care come straight back into the side as O'Shea freshens his line-up after the LV= Cup semi-final defeat to Newcastle.
With Matt Cairn having suffered an ankle injury in that suprise loss, Joe Gray will join Joe Marler and John Andress in the front row.
George Robson also returns to the side after recovering from a hand injury.
Edge
LV= Cup holders Gloucester have made a number of changes to their line-up for the return to Premiership action.
Paul Doran-Jones, Scott Lawson, Alasdair Dickinson, Alasdair Strokosch, Dave Attwood and Will James are all included in the pack.
There are fewer changes to the back division, though, with Rory Lawson and Freddie Burns coming into the side.
"The guys returning are a boost. It's added an edge to training and that's a key thing really," explained Redpath.
"This time of year you have a lot of knocks and niggles but we've got people putting their hand up and wanting to play and that's what you want."
Harlequins:15 Mike Brown, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 George Lowe, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Chris Robshaw (c), 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 5 George Robson, 4 Ollie Kohn, 3 John Andress, 2 Joe Gray, 1 Joe Marler.
Replacements: 16 Chris Brooker, 17 Ceri Jones, 18 Mark Lambert, 19 Tomas Vallejos, 20 Will Skinner, 21 Dave Moore, 22 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 23 Tom Williams.
Gloucester: 15 Freddie Burns, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Tim Molenaar, 12 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, 11 Tom Voyce, 10 Nicky Robinson, 9 Rory Lawson, 8 Luke Narraway (capt), 7 Akapusi Qera, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Dave Attwood, 4 Will James, 3 Paul Doran-Jones, 2 Scott Lawson, 1 Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 16 Olivier Azam, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 Rupert Harden, 19 Alex Brown, 20 Matt Cox, 21 Jordi Pasqualin, 22 Henry Trinder, 23 Jonny May